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Version No. 002

Transport Accident (Impairment) Regulations 2010

S.R. No. 31/2010

Version as at24 April 2013

TABLE OF PROVISIONSRegulation Page

1 Objective 12 Authorising provisions 13 Commencement 14 Revocation 25 Definition 26 Periodic payment of impairment benefit 27 Periodic payment of impairment benefit annuity 38 Rounding 49 Redemptions under former section 56(1) 410 Redemptions under current section 56(1) 6

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SCHEDULES 8

SCHEDULE 1—Periodic Payment of Impairment Benefit or Annuity 8

SCHEDULE 2—Redemptions 19

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ENDNOTES 30

1. General Information 30

2. Table of Amendments 31

3. Explanatory Details 32

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Version No. 002

Transport Accident (Impairment) Regulations 2010

S.R. No. 31/2010

Version as at24 April 2013

1 Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to prescribe the manner—

(a) of calculation of periodic payments of impairment benefits for the purposes of—

(i) section 47(4) of the Transport Accident Act 1986; and

(ii) section 48(1) of the Transport Accident Act 1986, as in force immediately before the commencement of section 13 of the Transport Accident (Amendment) Act 2004; and

(b) of determining, for the purposes of section 56 of the Transport Accident Act 1986, an amount being in redemption of the sum of periodic payments under section 48 of that Act and the weekly payments under section 49, 50 or 51 of that Act.

2 Authorising provisions

These Regulations are made under sections 132 and 191 of the Transport Accident Act 1986.

3 Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 30 May 2010.

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4 Revocation

The Transport Accident (Impairment) Regulations 19991 are revoked.

5 Definition

In these Regulations, the Act means the Transport Accident Act 1986.

6 Periodic payment of impairment benefit

For the purposes of section 47(4) of the Act, periodic payments payable to a person are weekly payments until the person is over 75 years calculated in accordance with the formula—

A$10 000

× B

where—

A is the amount of the impairment benefit assessed in accordance with section 47(2) of the Act, less the sum of the part of impairment benefit paid under section 47(3)(c) of the Act and any interim benefit paid; and

B is—

(a) if, at the date of assessment of the impairment benefit, the person is 18 years or over and under 55 years and 1 month, the amount in Column 2 of Schedule 1 opposite the age of the person in completed years at that date; or

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(b) if, at the date of the assessment of the impairment benefit, the person is 55 years and 1 month or more and under 72 years and 1 week, the amount in Column 2 of Schedule 1 opposite the age of the person in years and completed months at that date; or

(c) if, at the date of the assessment of the impairment benefit, the person is 72 years and 1 week or more and under 75, the amount in Column 2 of Schedule 1 opposite the age of the person in years and completed weeks at that date; or

(d) if, at the date of the assessment of the impairment benefit, the person is 75 years or over, $10 000.

7 Periodic payment of impairment benefit annuity

For the purposes of section 48(1) of the Act, as in force immediately before the commencement of section 13 of the Transport Accident (Amendment) Act 2004, periodic payments payable to a person are weekly payments until the person is over 75 years calculated in accordance with the formula—

A$10 000

× B

where—

A is the amount determined in accordance with section 48(1) of the Act, as in force immediately before the commencement of section 13 of the Transport Accident (Amendment) Act 2004; and

B has the same meaning as in regulation 6.

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8 Rounding

If the amount of a weekly payment calculated under regulation 6 or 7 includes a fraction of a cent, the amount of each weekly payment may be varied by rounding the amount of each payment except the last to the next highest cent and reducing the last payment accordingly.

9 Redemptions under former section 56(1)

(1) For the purposes of section 56(1) of the Act, as in force immediately before the commencement of section 11 of the Transport Accident (Amendment) Act 2004, the amount payable to a person must be determined in accordance with the formula—

( AB

× $ 10 000) + ( CD

× $ 10 000)where—

A is the amount of a weekly payment calculated in accordance with regulation 7; and

B is—

(a) if, at the date of the determination, the degree of impairment of the person is less than 50 per centum, the amount in Column 2 of Schedule 2 opposite the number of complete weeks in the period commencing on the day on which the determination is made and ending on—

(i) the day on which payments under section 48, 49, 50, or 51 of the Act would cease in accordance with section 53(3) of the Act, as in force immediately before the commencement of section 11 of

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the Transport Accident (Amendment) Act 2004; or

(ii) the day before the day on which the person attains 75 years—

whichever is the earlier; or

(b) if, at the date of the determination, the degree of impairment is 50 per centum or more, the amount in Column 2 of Schedule 2 opposite the number of complete weeks, or years and complete months, or complete years as the case requires, in the period commencing on the day on which the determination is made and ending on the day on which the person attains 75 years; and

C is the amount of a weekly payment in respect of loss of earning capacity under section 49, 50 or 51 of the Act; and

D is—

(a) if, at the date of the determination, the degree of impairment of the person is less than 50 per centum, the amount in Column 2 of Schedule 2 opposite the number of complete weeks in the period commencing on the day on which the determination is made and ending on the day on which payments under section 49, 50 or 51 of the Act would cease in accordance with section 53(1) or 53(3) of the Act; or

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(b) if, at the date of the determination, the degree of impairment of the person is 50 per centum or more, the amount in Column 2 of Schedule 2 opposite the number of complete weeks, or years and complete months, or complete years, as the case requires, in the period commencing on the day on which the determination is made and ending on the day on which the person, by reason of section 53(1), would cease to be entitled to receive payments in respect of loss of earning capacity.

(2) For the purposes of the definition of "B" and "D" in subregulation (1), a period of less than one week is deemed to be a complete week.

10 Redemptions under current section 56(1)

(1) For the purposes of section 56(1) of the Act, the amount payable to a person who has a degree of impairment of less than 50 per centum must be determined in accordance with the formula—

(A × (B – C))

where—

A is the amount of the weekly payment in respect of loss of earnings capacity to which a person is entitled; and

B is 78 weeks; and

C is number of weeks the person has received loss of earning capacity benefits at the time that the benefits are redeemed.

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(2) For the purposes of section 56(1) of the Act, the amount payable to a person who is assessed as having a degree of impairment of 50 per centum or more must be determined in accordance with the formula—

A × B

where—

A is the amount of the weekly payment in respect of loss of earnings capacity to which a person is entitled at the time the benefit is redeemed; and

B is the number of weeks which in the opinion of the Commission the person is likely to be entitled to loss of earnings capacity payments under the Act.

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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Regulations 6 and 7

PERIODIC PAYMENT OF IMPAIRMENT BENEFIT OR ANNUITY

Column 1 Column 2

Years $ c181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647

8.738.788.838.888.949.019.079.139.219.289.369.459.549.639.739.849.95

10.0810.2010.3410.4810.6410.8110.9911.1711.3711.5911.8312.0912.36

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Column 1 Column 2

Years $ c48495051525354

12.6512.9713.3213.7014.1114.5515.05

Years Months $ c5555555555

01234

15.2215.2515.3015.3515.39

5555555555555556565656565656565656565657575757575757

567891011012345678910110123456

15.4415.4915.5315.5815.6315.6715.7215.7815.8215.8715.9315.9716.0216.0816.1216.1816.2316.2816.3416.4016.4416.5016.5616.6116.6716.73

Sch. 1


9

Column 1 Column 2

Years Months $ c5757575757585858585858585858585858

789101101234567891011

16.7816.8416.9116.9617.0217.0917.1417.2017.2617.3317.3817.4517.5217.5717.6417.7017.77

5959595959595959595959596060606060606060606060

01234567891011012345678910

17.8517.9117.9818.0518.1118.1918.2718.3318.4118.4918.5618.6418.7218.7918.8718.9519.0219.1119.2019.2719.3619.4519.52

Sch. 1


10

Column 1 Column 2

Years Months $ c606161616161616161616161616262626262

110123456789101101234

19.6219.7119.7919.8819.9820.0620.1620.2620.3420.4420.5520.6320.7420.8520.9421.0521.1621.25

62626262626262636363636363636363636363646464

56789101101234567891011012

21.3621.4821.5821.7021.8221.9222.0422.1722.2722.4022.5122.6422.7622.8923.0223.1423.2823.4123.5523.7023.8323.98

Sch. 1


11

Column 1 Column 2

Years Months $ c646464646464646464656565656565656565656565666666666666666666

3456789101101234567891011012345678

24.1324.2624.4224.5824.7224.8825.0525.2025.3725.5425.7025.8826.0626.2226.4126.6026.7826.9827.1827.3627.5727.7927.9828.2028.4228.6328.8629.0929.3129.56

66666667676767676767

910110123456

29.8130.0430.3130.5730.8231.0931.3731.6431.9332.23

Sch. 1


12

Column 1 Column 2

Years Months $ c6767676767686868686868686868686868696969696969696969696969

78910110123456789101101234567891011

32.5132.8333.1533.4533.7934.1434.4634.8235.1835.5335.9236.3136.6937.1137.5437.9538.4038.8639.3139.7940.2640.7841.2841.8242.3842.9343.5344.1244.76

707070707070707070707070

01234567891011

45.4246.0646.7647.4848.2048.9749.7850.5851.4552.3553.2554.23

Sch. 1


13

Column 1 Column 2

Years Months $ c717171717171717171717171

01234567891011

55.2556.2757.3758.5259.6860.9362.2563.5965.0466.5768.1369.83

Years Weeks $ c72727272727272727272727272

0123456789101112

71.4671.8872.3072.7373.1773.6174.0674.5174.9775.4475.9176.3976.88

72727272727272727272727272

13141516171819202122232425

77.3777.8778.3878.8979.4179.9480.4881.0281.5882.1482.7183.2983.88

Column 1 Column 2

Sch. 1


14

Years Weeks $ c7272727272727272727272

2627282930313233343536

84.4785.0885.7086.3286.9687.6088.2688.9389.6190.3091.00

72727272727272727272727272

37383940414243444546474849

91.7192.4493.1893.9393.6995.4796.2697.0797.8998.7399.58

100.44101.33

72727373737373737373737373737373

5051012345678910111213

102.23103.15104.08105.03106.00106.99108.00109.03110.08111.15112.25113.36114.50115.67116.86118.08

Column 1 Column 2

Sch. 1


15

Years Weeks $ c737373737373737373737373737373737373737373

141516171819202122232425262728293031323334

119.33120.60121.91123.24124.61126.01127.44128.91130.41131.95133.53135.15136.81138.52140.27142.07143.92145.82147.77149.78151.85

73737373737373737373737373737373737474

353637383940414243444546474849505101

153.98156.17158.43160.76163.16165.64168.20170.84173.57176.40179.32182.34185.47188.71192.09195.47198.84202.22205.59

Column 1 Column 2

Sch. 1


16

Years Weeks $ c747474747474747474747474747474747474

2345678910111213141516171819

208.97212.34215.72220.15224.77229.59234.64239.92245.45251.25257.34263.74270.49277.59285.09293.02301.41310.32

74747474747474747474747474747474747474747474

20212223242526272829303132333435363738394041

319.78329.85340.59352.08364.38377.60391.83407.20423.85441.95461.70483.33507.12533.41562.63595.28632.02673.65721.23776.13840.19915.89

Column 1 Column 2

Sch. 1


17

Years Weeks $ c74747474747474747474

42434445464748495051

1006.731117.751256.541434.971672.892005.972505.603338.315003.73

10000.00

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Sch. 1


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SCHEDULE 2Regulation 9

REDEMPTIONS

Column 1 Column 2

Weeks $ c123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233

10 000.005001.883335.842502.822003.011669.801431.791253.291114.451003.39912.51836.78772.70717.78670.18628.53591.78559.11529.88503.58479.78458.14438.39420.28403.62388.24374.00360.78348.47336.98326.23316.15306.69

Sch. 2Sch. 2


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Column 1 Column 2

Weeks $ c34353637383940414243444546

297.78289.38281.45273.94266.83260.09253.68247.59241.78236.25230.96225.92221.09

474849505152535455565758596061626364656667686970717273

216.47212.03207.78203.71199.79196.02192.39188.90185.53182.29179.16176.13173.21170.39167.66165.02162.46159.98157.58155.25152.99150.79148.66146.59144.58142.63140.73

Sch. 2


20

Column 1 Column 2

Weeks $ c74757677787980818283848586878889909192

138.88137.08135.32133.61131.95130.33128.75127.21125.70124.23122.80121.40120.03118.70117.39116.12114.87113.65112.46

93949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113

111.29110.14109.03107.93106.86105.81104.78103.77102.78101.81100.8699.9299.0198.1197.2396.3795.5294.6893.8793.0692.27

Sch. 2


21

Column 1 Column 2

Weeks $ c114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138

91.5090.7389.9989.2588.5387.8187.1286.4385.7585.0984.4383.7983.1582.5381.9181.3180.7180.1379.5578.9878.4277.8777.3276.7976.26

139140141142143144145146147147147

75.7475.2274.7274.2273.7373.2472.7672.2971.8371.3770.92

150151152

70.4770.0369.59

Sch. 2


22

Column 1 Column 2

Weeks $ c153154155156

69.1668.7468.3267.91

Years Months $ c3333333333334444444444445555

01234567891011012345678910110123

67.9166.3164.4262.9961.6260.0058.7757.5956.1855.1153.8352.8551.9150.7949.9249.0948.0947.3346.5945.6945.0144.3443.5442.9342.3341.6041.0440.50

55555

45678

39.8539.3438.8438.2537.78

Sch. 2


23

Column 1 Column 2

Years Months $ c555666666666666777777777777888888888888

91011012345678910110123456789101101234567891011

37.2236.7836.3635.8435.4435.0534.5734.2033.8433.4033.0632.7332.3232.0031.6931.3231.0230.7330.3830.1029.8429.5129.2528.9428.6928.4528.1527.9227.7027.4227.2126.9926.7326.5326.3326.0825.8925.7025.47

Sch. 2


24

Column 1 Column 2

Years Months $ c99999999999910

012345678910110

25.2925.1124.8924.7224.5124.3524.1823.9823.8323.6723.4823.3323.19

101010101010101010101011111111111111111111111112121212

1234567891011012345678910110123

23.0122.8722.7322.5622.4222.2922.1322.0021.8721.7121.5921.4721.3221.2121.0620.9520.8420.7020.5920.4820.3520.2520.1520.0219.9219.8219.70

Sch. 2


25

Column 1 Column 2

Years Months $ c1212121212121212131313131313131313131313141414141414

456789101101234567891011012345

19.6019.5119.3919.3019.2119.1019.0118.9318.8218.7318.6318.5518.4718.3718.2918.2118.1118.0317.9617.8717.7917.7217.6317.5617.4917.40

1414141414141515151515151515

6789101101234567

17.3317.2717.1817.1217.0516.9716.9116.8316.7616.7016.6316.5716.5116.43

Sch. 2


26

Column 1 Column 2

Years Months $ c151515151616161616161616161616161717171717171717171717171818181818181818

891011012345678910110123456789101101234567

16.3716.3216.2516.1916.1316.0616.0115.9515.8915.8315.7815.7215.6715.6215.5515.5015.4415.3915.3415.2815.2415.1915.1315.0915.0414.9814.9414.9014.8414.8014.7514.7014.6614.6214.5714.53

18181818

891011

14.4714.4314.3914.35

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27

Column 1 Column 2

Years Months $ c19191919191919191919191920

012345678910110

14.3114.2714.2214.1814.1414.1014.0614.0213.9813.9413.9113.8613.83

Years $ c21222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445

13.4013.0112.6412.3212.0311.7611.5111.2711.0610.8610.6810.5110.3510.2010.069.949.819.709.599.499.409.319.229.149.07

Column 1 Column 2

Sch. 2


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Years $ c464748495051525354555657

8.998.938.868.808.758.698.648.598.548.508.458.41

58596061626364656667686970717273747576

8.388.348.308.278.248.218.188.158.128.108.078.058.038.017.997.977.957.937.92

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ENDNOTES

1. General InformationThe Transport Accident (Impairment) Regulations 2010, S.R. No. 31/2010 were made on 25 May 2010 by the Lieutenant-Governor as the Governor's deputy with the advice of the Executive Council under sections 132 and 191 of the Transport Accident Act 1986, No. 111/1986 and came into operation on 30 May 2010: regulation 3.

The Transport Accident (Impairment) Regulations 2010 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 25 May 2020 (see section 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994).


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2. Table of AmendmentsThere are no amendments made to the Transport Accident (Impairment) Regulations 2010 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.

Endnotes


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3. Explanatory Details

EndnotesEndnotes


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1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 65/1999.

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